1.   America lacked enough bases outside our own continent, thanks to our isolationists and pacifists.

2.   A third Cessna, which the United States confirmed did breach Cuban territory by three nautical miles, returned unharmed to its Opa-Lacka Airport base outside Miami.

3.   Capt. Bob McConnachie, a British explosives expert, was unloading the confiscated ordnance Wednesday afternoon at the main British base outside Banja Luka.

4.   From their new base outside Kandahar, the Marines are expected to assist in defeating the last remnants of the Taliban and hunting down bin Laden and his followers.

5.   He also experienced the wrath of the United States during World War II by refusing to allow the installation of military bases outside the Canal Zone.

6.   He is a national Democrat, with a political base outside the South, a survivor in a party that lost its dominance in his home region years ago.

7.   Its strong base outside the U.S. also insulates Merck from the dollar woes that have plagued other German chemical and drugmakers, such as Schering AG.

8.   Robb said he would prefer the United States to provide air support from bases outside Bosnia, with European countries supplying ground troops for such a force.

9.   Since last February, the army has maintained a base just outside the town, but it has done nothing to prevent an eruption of political chaos.

10.   Talking to reservists at a military base outside Nablus who said they were frustrated that they were not permitted to go into the refugee camps.